yes. A white surface scatters the photons and a reflective one keeps them in the same position relative to the others. If you make a surface smooth enough it st

yes. A white surface scatters the photons and a reflective one keeps them in the same position relative to the others. If you make a surface smooth enough it starts becoming partly reflective. There is also scattering of photons that happens in object itself I found this video about the topic to be interesting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n_otIs6z6E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n_otIs6z6E (title: Why aren't Mirrors White? Why isn't EVERYTHING a Mirror?)